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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in McAllen, TX

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX earns $80,390 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,449 a month.

10th percentile
$45,960
25th percentile
$60,810
Median percentile
$80,390
75th percentile
$100,740
90th percentile
$105,630

Based on 990 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$65,384 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,390
Federal income tax−$8,856
Social Security + Medicare−$6,150
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,449
Every two weeks$2,515

Does it go far here?

$93,591Median pay in McAllen, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($957 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in McAllen, TX

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,020
Pharmacists$137,700
Financial Managers$129,290
Nurse Practitioners$122,550
Managers, All Other$119,430
Lawyers$115,920
Physical Therapists$103,980
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$103,380

All educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salaries · Take-home pay in Texas